O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 2-16-3 (2019)

Cause of action for disparagement of perishable food products or commodities

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Any person who produces, markets, or sells a perishable food product or commodity and suffers damage as a result of another person’s disparagement of such perishable food products or commodities has a cause of action for damages and for any other relief a court of competent jurisdiction deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, compensatory and punitive damages.

History

Code 1981, § 2-16-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1.

Annotations

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant

to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, the designation ‘‘(a)’’ was deleted from the beginning.